McGuffee Surname

450,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

McGuffee Surname Definition:

MACGUFFIE, Macguffie: Col. John M'Guffie of Cubbicks in the Stewartry was killed at Fiodden, 1513. The foundation stone of the monument to the Wigtown Martyrs was laid by Provost M'Guffie of Wigtown. John M'Kuffie was a councillor in Kirkcudbright, 1570.

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McGuffee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7551:480,07840,678
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

McGuffee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACGUFFIE, Macguffie: Col. John M'Guffie of Cubbicks in the Stewartry was killed at Fiodden, 1513. The foundation stone of the monument to the Wigtown Martyrs was laid by Provost M'Guffie of Wigtown. John M'Kuffie was a councillor in Kirkcudbright, 1570. James M'Cuffie of the Crockes of Sonnik. 1688 (Kirkcudbright). William Holmes McGuffey (1800—1873), American Presbyterian clergyman and compiler of McGuffey's 'Readers,' was son of Alexander McGuffey, born in Scotland. A weakened form of Macguffog.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McGuffee Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McGuffee Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname McGuffee occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of McGuffee click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGuffee? popularity and diffusion

McGuffee is the 450,362nd most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,652,379 people. The surname McGuffee occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McGuffee live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name McGuffee is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 755 people, or 1 in 480,078. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Louisiana, where 28 percent are found, Mississippi, where 17 percent are found and Texas, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 0 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent are found.

McGuffee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGuffee has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McGuffee last name rose 1,480 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGuffee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States McGuffee are 32.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 79.09% being registered to vote for the political party.

McGuffee earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.59% more than the national average, earning $46,854 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGuffey881,853/
McGuffie881,746/
Maguffee88164/
Moguffee881/
Macguffie8299/
Magguffee821/
McGuffy8061/
Magufee802/
Maguffe801/
McGaffey75519/
Maguffey7525/
Maguffie754/
Macguffy751/
MacGaffe751/
MacGaffey7134/
Maggoffee711/
Magoffe6726/
Magoufe671/
Maguffy670/

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